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Assistant Buyer

ANINE BING

Assistant Buyer

Los Angeles, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    WHO WE ARE:

    ANINE BING Corporation is a fast-growing fashion & commerce startup revolutionizing the way products are developed, produced, marketed, sold, and delivered to customers. The brand reaches customers across social platforms, eCommerce, branded brick-and-mortar stores, and major department stores. ANINE BING has a global presence, with 11 stores in 6 countries around the world.

    ANINE BING has 70+ employees across Sales, Production, Design, Graphics, and Customer Service located in Downtown Los Angeles. Key investors include Index Ventures founder Danny Rimer (Facebook, Dropbox, Net-A-Porter, Nasty Gal), Greycroft Partners founder Dana Settle (Maker Studios, Thrive Market, AwesomenessTV), and Felix Capital founder Frederic Court (Goop, Farfetch, Vitrue, Dailymotion).

    WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

    You are a proven collaborative team player, hardworking, dedicated, open-minded, humble, and enthusiastic —ready and eager to learn every part of the buying and planning process. You are excited for a hands-on role and ready to work closely with a tight-knit team to drive results and take the Anine Bing brands to the next level. The opportunity to work closely with cross-functional teams excites you.

    WHAT YOU'LL DO:

    • Partner with the Buyers and Planners to curate an assortment across all global channels, including Ecommerce and Wholesale, for more than 200 SKUs annually.
    • Monitor and analyze weekly performance to ensure optimum inventory positions are maintained on a style level.
    • Assess reorder opportunities and identify slow selling styles through specialized reports.
    • Generate, analyze, and distribute all weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly sales reports
    • Provide basic analysis of key business data and reporting, as directed by Buyer, including the monitoring of regional merchandise reports, Open-To-Buy, stock analysis and other ad hoc reports.
    • Create and run specialized reports as necessary
    • Manage daily merchandising responsibilities including – updating the assortment sheets, monitoring ETAs for styles launching in upcoming weeks, updating launch schedules based on ETA movements, etc
    • Maintain company-wide assortment calendar; update all cross functional teams on launch and product changes.
    • Own data entry and maintenance like PO entry, PO updates and price updates in NetSuite.
    • Manage merchandise samples for Buying and Planning Team

    PREFERRED SKILLS:

    • 1-3 years' experience in Merchandising/Buying
    • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel required for reporting and data formatting
    • Advanced Excel (Vlookups, Pivots, Index Match)
    • Organized, Detail Oriented, & Hard Worker
    • Sense of fashion trends and market knowledge
    • Prior experience in fashion industry preferred or retail experience
    • Must be comfortable with handling large excel spreadsheets and datasets
    • Strong attention to detail with excellent follow-up capabilities
    • Ability to effectively communicate, written and orally, with all levels of employees
    • Excellent time-management skills
    • General knowledge of retail analysis, including return on investments, gross margin, initial markup, etc. is essential

    PERKS & BENEFITS

    • Competitive Salary
    • Health Insurance: Generous stipend for Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
    • Unlimited PTO: Subject to Manager Approval
    • Summer Fridays
    • Clothing Discount: Generous employee discount
    • Amazing Culture: Happy Hours, Wellness Wednesdays, Company Outings & More!